The+New+Republic



Ratified on June 21, 1788, the US Constitution became the "supreme law of the United States of America" and laid the foundation and groundwork for a centralized Federal representative democracy.

The first President was George Washington, elected unanimously by the first Electoral College. To this day he is the only President to be unanimously elected.

Washington's first task was toe create the executive department. He established four cabinet positions who would serve as department heads.

John Adams: Vice President Thomas Jefferson: Secretary of State Edmund Randolph: Attorney General Alexander Hamilton: Secretary of the Treasury Henry Knox: Secretary of War

If you could add a department to the cabinet, what would it be? Why would you make that a cabinet position?
In 1791, after Congress created the Bill of Rights, Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a National Bank for the country.

Go to the following Link, and scroll down to

The First Bank of the United States 1791-1811
@http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/BofUS.htm

Copy and paste the text of the section called "

The First Bank of the United States 1791-1811
" into www.wordsift.com

You'll see something like the picture below:



What does this tell you about the article? Looking at the list of words, what do you think is the main idea of this passage?

Now read the article and mark it up using whatever technology tool you prefer to show your mark-ups and CCQ's. Remember that your CCQ's are analysis, so they should show your analysis of this article.

In addition, if you run into words with which you are unfamiliar Wordsift automatically builds in a search function so that you can simply click on the word and be given information or a definition.

Once you have completed the analysis, summarize the article.

Look back at your first main idea...was it correct, or close to correct? Why do you think that to be the case?

Look at the side board - what words are in your wordsift that you think we should consider important enough that they should be part of our ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY? Make a list of 10 words that you believe we should add to the list. By the end of class we will make a list of the most important vocabulary to know and be able to use.

Loose Constructionism v. Strict Constructionism

Google both of these terms and identify the most important difference between the two. How did these two terms come about as a result of the debate over the National Bank?

Find two primary sources online, one of a strict constructionist point of view and the other of a loose constructionist point of view. Choose a short quote from each and summarize that quote. The quote you choose should clearly represent the POV of the writer in terms of loose v strict construction. **__//Analyze the differences between the two.//__** Would you consider yourself a loose or strict constructionist? Why?

The Whiskey Rebellion

Google "the Whiskey Rebellion" and summarize it after reading about it from a trustworthy source. Be sure to verify your source.

Then go to the following website and read about what is happening in Egypt right now. []

How is the Whiskey Rebellion both similar and different from what is happening in Egypt?

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